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March is Exciting at BK

This Sunday: Purim Carnival 11AM Next Wednesday: Purim Schpiel 6:15PM

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A Month of Artistic Opportunities

March 21:  Artist in Residence Join us on March 21st for a Scholar in Residence weekend with Gabriel Meyer Halevy, a pioneer of Hebrew sacred music.  Click for more information and times.

March 22:  Flory's Flame at the Garden State Film Festival in Atlantic City Garden State Film Festival Resorts Hotel & Casino, Horizon Room, Atlantic City Click Here to Purchase Tickets ($14.50 per ticket)   Charter bus from Bnai Keshet parking lot leaving at 10:00 am. Enjoy brunch, see an earlier movie, have some fun (!) Return from Resorts Hotel at 5:00 pm. Round trip cost for bus:  $19.00 per person. Click Here to Reserve Bus Seat(s)   Note: To see the movie and take the bus, you will need to purchase a ticket from the Garden State Film Festival AND reserve a space on the bus here

March 28: Giving Up is Hard to Do/Written and Performed by Annie Abbott Join us at Ner Tamid on Saturday, March 28th for a performance of this acclaimed production by Annie Abbott, a former BK member. Please click for details and to purchase tickets.

March 13-15: Two One-Act Plays by Phoebe Farber Two plays by Phoebe Farber will be staged in the Lab at Luna Stage in West Orange.  Home Care and Jump It, with performances by BK Members Melissa Schaffer and Vicki Beckerman March 13th through 15th. Call Luna Stage at 973/395-5551 or go to Lunastage.org.

Two Weeks at BK

Wednesday, February 25 (Adar 6) 8:00a Meditation Minyan 4:15p Bet Midrash (3rd,4th,5th Grades)  5:00p Hay Parents' Meeting - B'nai Mitzvah Date Selection 7:30p Race, Justice and Liberation - An Interfaith Bible Study Series 8:00p A Discussion of Rabbinic Leadership and Interfaith Relationships  Thursday, February 26 (Adar 7) 7:30p Mindfulness in a Jewish Context 8:00p Ritual Committee Erev Shabbat, February 27 (Adar 8) 7:30a Morning Minyan 5:30p Kinder Keshet - Sign-up NOW! Shabbat, February 28: Tetzaveh (Adar 9) 9:00a Bet Midrash  9:00a Introduction to Judiasm  9:00a The Torah as Literature: Does it Make The Grade? Another class in the Martin Golan series.  The Torah is central to Judaism, a sacred book that is also the story, or at least some version of the story, of our people. But how does it stack up purely as poetry and as literature, stripped of its ancient and profound religious significance? We’ll read parts of this holy book and try to assess it as if you found it at a friend’s vacation house when you had nothing else to read. Would you recommend it? 10:00a Post-B'nai Mitzvah Torah Study with Rabbi Daniel Brenner    Read the Shabbat Flyer NOW 10:00a Shacharit 10:00a Benji Hertog's Bar Mitzvah 12:30p Conversational Hebrew 12:45p BK Reads - Incantation, Alice Hoffman   4:00p Jewish Meditation Center 5:30p Kitah Bet Havdalah - RSVP for Dinner Sunday, March 1 (Adar 10) 10:00a Chevra Kadisha Meeting 11:00a Purim Carnival Join us for the Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 1st! Click here for details on how to volunteer and make a contribution to this year's Purim activities. Monday, March 2 (Adar 11) 5:30p Bet Midrash (6th & 7th Grade) 6:00p MESH Wednesday, March 4: Taanit Esther, Erev Purim (Adar 13) 8:00a Meditation Minyan 4:15p Bet Midrash (3rd,4th,5th Grades) 6:15p Purim Schpiel Join us for the Rock & Roll Purim Schpiel on Wednesday, March 4th! Vegetarian Tacos & Burritos, Dessert and, of course, a great Schpiel. Click for a schedule of the evening's activities and to make a donation. 7:30p Race, Justice and Liberation - An Interfaith Bible Study Series Thursday, March 5: Purim (Adar 14) 7:30p Mindfulness in a Jewish Context Erev Shabbat, March 6: Shushan Purim (Adar 15) 7:30a Morning Minyan Shabbat, March 7: Ki Tisa (Adar 16) 9:00a Tikkun Midot 9:00a Bet Midrash 9:00a Introduction to Judiasm 10:00a Post-B'nai Mitzvah Torah Study with Rabbi Daniel Brenner    10:00a Shacharit 10:00a Emma Kugelmass' Bat Mitzvah  10:30a Pre-K Holiday Workshop: Passover 11:30a Tot Shabbat 4:00p Jewish Meditation Center 5:30p St. Paul's Men's Shelter Dinner Sunday, March 8 (Adar 17) 4:30p International Women's Day Celebration  Join us for a performance by our Girl’s Rosh Chodesh group, a talk from one of the AJWS grantees from Kenya, plus songs and food. For more information contact Yael Silverberg-Urian.

Happy Birthday! Elizabeth Hannah Kolodny (6) Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Sallie Kuritsky Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Griffin Robert Kerbel (20) Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Judi Kalmanson Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Margo Bloom Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Adam Bluestein Thursday, February 26, 2015 Howard Fischer Thursday, February 26, 2015 Sondra Mermelstein Thursday, February 26, 2015 Samuel Zimerman (16) Friday, February 27, 2015 Peter Rodner Friday, February 27, 2015 Arthur Ferrante Friday, February 27, 2015 Ruth Lowenkron Friday, February 27, 2015 Haniya Orloff (21) Saturday, February 28, 2015 Elizabeth Heller Saturday, February 28, 2015 Cheryl Slutzky Saturday, February 28, 2015 Amy Wax Sunday, March 01, 2015 Noa Serena Gidal (9) Sunday, March 01, 2015 Bailey Hennessy (12) Sunday, March 01, 2015 Aaron Drill (19) Monday, March 02, 2015 Jason Drill (19) Monday, March 02, 2015 Martin Golan Monday, March 02, 2015 Elizabeth Davis Monday, March 02, 2015 Laurie Waite-Fellner Tuesday, March 03, 2015 Marina Budhos Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Congregational Dinners - Saturday, March 21st

Don't Miss This! On March 21st, The tradition lives on...Once a year, small dinner parties are held in members‘ homes throughout BK-land, mixing long-time and new members, active and no-so-active, all our generations and demographics. Good food and talk with people you may not know well and others you haven’t connected with for a while. Click to host or be hosted!